Bioinformatic methods to discover cis-regulatory elements in mRNAs

Springer Handbook of Bio-/Neuroinformatics

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 151-169

  Stevens, Stewart G ^a   Brown, Chris M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CONSERVATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

BIOINFORMATIC METHODS; CIS-REGULATORY ELEMENTS; FALSE POSITIVE RATES; HIGH SENSITIVITY; PROTEIN BINDING PARTNERS; REGULATORY ELEMENTS; SEARCH STRATEGIES; UNTRANSLATED REGIONS;

BIOINFORMATICS;

EID: 84904760511     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30574-0_10     Document Type: Chapter

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